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Shalanda Ballard - Articles Shalanda Ballard is an employment defense attorney who has defended employers in all facets of employment litigation. Ms. Ballard was named in the National Register's Who's Who and in Law & Politics Magazine as a Rising Star. She has spoken at continuing legal education conferences and employment law seminars.
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 Is Unconscious Bias Negatively Affecting Your Employment?Thirty percent of Caucasians admit that they have a racial bias toward African-Americans. But, are those numbers accurate? Social scientists studying “unconscious bias” say that number is low. In fact, some studies have found that 88 percent of Caucasians have a pro-Caucasian or anti-African American unconscious bias. This article discusses how the theory of unconscious bias is beginning to be used in employment litigation. Your Words Will Be Used Against You In A LawsuitThe biggest mistake employees make is to talk about their claim when they are in an employment dispute with their employer. Many employees take a losing stand against their employers because they make statements that undermine their potential claim. Trevor Keezer, the Home Depot employee who was fired for wearing a “One Nation under God, indivisible” button, illustrates this point. Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Breathes New Life Into Pay Discrimination ClaimsThis article discusses the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which removed several barriers that prevented successful pay discrimination claims. The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act provides more opportunities to sue for pay discrimination. The Act also revived many previously time-barred pay discrimination claims. How to Survive the New Terror at Work: The Workplace BullyBullying is becoming more prevalent in the workplace, especially in these difficult and uncertain economic times. Workplace bullying is aggressive or unreasonable behavior designed to negatively impact or destroy a coworker. Workplace bullying is designed to destroy you, your work, and your reputation. This article discusses practical advice on how to deal with a workplace bully. Social Networking Can Get You FiredEmployees’ social networking activities are increasingly becoming the basis for discipline and termination. Those numbers will probably escalate in the future. Be careful when you are networking on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter because your social networking activities can result in discipline, up to and including your termination A Workplace Romance Is Not Career EndingWorkplace romances have become the hot topic since David Letterman's recent announcement that someone attempted to disclose his affairs with women working on his show. Workplace romances are fairly commonplace. You should know that a workplace romance can cause problems for you, your partner, and your company.
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